12 July 2017. Changing direction for this post, from boxes to genealogy.
     We have had so much fun with our DNA results. Have been peeking around in Ancestry, helping Sandy find ancestors;  looking to see what HINTS might bring additional data for both John and  I.  It isn't hard to add information you find to your Profile. Most Family Historians love sharing research and "setting the record straight." Sharing information is great as long as the information you are sharing is correct. When you are trying to "Prove" an ancestor that was born in 1700s you automatically have difficult job. I have at least four great-grandfathers that fought in Revolutionary War. The peoples of that time were busy building a home and working to provide food for families, who thought about records. You are talking about rugged frontiers with little to no governments or churches.
    Now, I am trying to get record corrected for two ancestors. When I entered Daughters of American Revolution (DAR) in 1986 you could Prove yourself back to a female relative that had already done the hard work of making sure all data correct. I chose James McCleskey for my first ancestor. Research into James' life started many years ago but we still do not know who his parents are and facts about his wife, Isabella Rhea are disputed.  No problems has arisen with John Shaw or Henry Kite. However, William Dodd has, more or less, been un-proven. I am sure the William Dodd I used for DAR membership is not my ancestor, now to find correct one and get information out to help others miss that mistake. At first, I was irritated that so many take information, use it as truth without every trying to make sure it is accurate. The Internet and Internet sites make it easy to publish but they are not first to do it it is just easier. So, I am off to Ancestry to find my real Dodd ancestor and to take down William. Please, if you are interested in Family History, please learn the rules and Prove your research. I have been extremely pleased with effort Ancestry.com puts into training and getting information on How to out to people who need to learn. Effort must come from researcher as well.

 

My Great-Great Grandparents Calvin and Lucinda Dodd Kite (Kight).

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1 June 2017.  Spencer Todd Webb is celebrating his 17th Birthday.

He and his Dad were here early in May. Scott, Spencer and John Sr looking at microscope that John used to read slides as a Pathologist. In Aug 2017 he will be attending 65th Reunion from graduating U of Arkansas Medical School, 1952.

       

13 April 2017.  It has been so long since I checked my blog I have forgotten how to navigate. I have been making boxes!! Adding several of the boxes made:

Since starting Ann E Webb Medlock's childhood albums in 2003 I have enjoyed making scrapbooks of our kin, ancestors and living.  Finally in 2015 I finished.  The only thing unscrapped  are thousands of travel photos.  We traveled the world and took many great photos, but they mean little to our family who were not with us, so, I am not putting them in books.  Just today, spent time looking at digital photos of our 2008 trip to the Five National Parks in Utah: Canyonlands, Arches, Coral Reef, Bryce and Zion. In Ireland they talk about the 40 shades of green, I believe there are more than 40 shades of red in Utah. It was a great trip, just the two of us.

   So now, I am making albums and boxes for gifts: Album and box from Graphic 45 Come Away with me for Vicky Moreno (our maid's daughter. A student in NTU Denton.) An album and box for both Hunter Medlock and Alfred Moreno, both graduating from high school in May; also made box and album and box for Hayden using Come Away with Me.  I didn't get photos of their albums or boxes.  Counting Max and Kates boxes and one for Sandy and Darcy: 8.  Now, I am working on 9-12: John Jr, David, Scott and Joe Bunscho.  I am still having trouble covering the top corners; spent houses watching videos on YouTube and box construction. The gorgeous paper makes the box and keeps them interesting for me. Will try to get photos of the one I am now working on. Going to try to add the box I made for Darcy.

This is album and box for Hayden' s 16th Birrthday

22 Oct  2016.....didn't "blog" at all in Sept, so busy, made 4 Mr Grant albums: 1st one for Max called Super Hero and 2nd for Kate.  The Mr Grant format, designed by Kathy King, holds over 50 photos, either landscape or vertical.  Such a easy, simple format, very little embellishment, made pretty by selection of paper.  Will add  photos.  Now, starting 2 more Mr Grants to use as masculine Senior year albums for Hunter and Alfredo.

Out of order, but so cute.  The albums have matching boxes for supplies.  These were made to be given when Max turns 5 or 6 and the same for Kate.  They are Art Journals.  Steve is only Webb that has shown any talent in art.  I made them so early....who knows where I will be when they turn 5 years old.  Let me see if I can find photo of them 

This photo was made about 4 or 5 October. So precious. 

I do not have photo of 1st album.  Made it as Junk Journal while waiting for Super Hero kit to come.The 4th one is Travel Journal for Victoria M.  our maids daughter who is in North Texas University on full scholarship.  The scholarship includes a quarter studies in Europe, it is ready for her when she decides where to go, I will finish and publish photos.  

August 26, 2016  
   Today, the Mother Goose trunk is bubble wrapped, boxed and waiting on help to get it to pack n ship.  I hate to see it go!  I know Kate Webb will have lots of fun filling it with her special items and memories.
    August is growing to a close, it has been unusual month, more rain and lower temps than usual.  I am making an album for Kate and ordered paper for one for Max.  Will show when I finish.  Happy Day

The older I get, the larger I need text to be larger.  At least I can reduce it after writing post(if I want).  I am have both a productive and emotional Sunday morning.  Continuing on my "reduction" strategy, to reduce any thing that is not essential.  This AM, it a box of my memorabilia and Mother's last two remaining scrapbooks.  They are crumbling.  I keep wondering if National Archives or Library of Congress would want material she saved, but the things she saved: photos of comedians, entertainers, actors and political figures would probably already be in their archives.  She also saved obituaries, wedding announcements, stories of interest to her.  They bring back wonderful memories to me, but not to my children.  There is not enough room to save everything, so I am saving only family memories.  Scott has already mentioned the amount of space these albums will need.  So, I am already toying with idea about sending family albums to historical societies where my families lived.  Or at least leave directions on how and where to send after they enjoy for a while.

Sunday, 23 July 2016.  This has been the HOTTEST all summer, hovering around 99-100 degrees, but feeling 10 degrees hotter because of humidity.  If errands are necessary, we go early.
     So much has changed since last post.  Chris is home, all that is needed.
     I have been working on a PP (Paper Phenomenon designed) miniature trunk for Kate Webb.  She arrives in October.  

The trunk is sitting on two boxes, one for Kate, the other for Max, to hold what ever they and Molly wish, but would work for school papers.  The trunk is darling, with two layers and real hinges that work.  The album is also done in Mother Goose by Graphic 45 but was designed by Claire Chavil in England.  This is Kate's trunk, I am sending some old watches and some costume jewelry and perhaps she can keep some dress-up clothes, again, it is between Kate and her Mother.  

One last story for today.  Bone Folders.  Bone folders are necessary tool when paper crafting, especially if building something like the trunk.  You certainly use it to burnish pressure sensitive tape, smooth out liquid glue under your paper and score paper and pressing paper in joints and using to make your project look as good as it can.  For years, I only had on folder, but have added new ones as I see them used by teachers on You Tube.  I lost the small snub one recently, thinking it had been knocked off table into trash.  I did spend a lot of time looking in my studio: floor and in drawers that might be open when I was working.  It occurred to me that Bernie might have eaten it, I was afraid in might hurt her.  After a while she neither got sick nor I found no evidence of her passing parts of it.  I ordered an new one from bonefolder.com and closed my searching.  Then, yesterday, July 23 I opened door to closet I use infrequently and there was the bone-folder and a bone.  I'd been looking for the bone also, one that Bernie chews on.  She has two so it is not uncommon for one to be under something.   I examined the bone-folder and found evidence of Bernie, a few teeth marks but not many, she lost interest quickly.  Here are most of my bone-folders.  The first one is real bone, it has a good weight and balance and I loved it.  But, it also lefts marks on the paper.  The new Dacron ones leave no make and much easier to clean, so new technology moves us on. So funny to write a post on bone-folders, but I love mind.   J